Mcelwain Elementary School-Magnet
4447 Montevallo Rd
Birmingham AL, 35213, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-231-8555
Ranking: 
(800 out of 1,064, bottom 25%)*
(800 out of 1,064, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Birmingham City School District
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2010-2011 | 2007-2008 | |||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 18 | ||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 227 | |
| Kindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 37 | 16.3% |
| Grade 1: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 45 | 19.8% |
| Grade 2: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 41 | 18.1% |
| Grade 3: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 42 | 18.5% |
| Grade 4: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 32 | 14.1% |
| Grade 5: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 30 | 13.2% |
| Grade 6: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 117 | 51.5% |
| Female: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 106 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.4% |
| Black: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 212 | 93.4% |
| White: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | 5.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 158 | 69.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 27 | 11.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12.60 | |
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 32.3% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 29.3% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 31.2% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.51% | 24.06% | 37.08% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 41.7% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 43.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 46.3% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.59% | 45.18% | 62.46% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 36.3% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.8% | 35.9% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 35.5% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.33% | 32.79% | 43.41% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 37.4% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 40% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 37.4% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.92% | 31.36% | 39.83% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 63.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 68.3% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.18% | 67.97% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.36% | 61.13% | 77.69% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 68.6% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.4% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.62% | 74.27% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.05% | 73.35% | 85.35% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 61.8% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 65.9% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 68.7% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.96% | 66.59% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.86% | 69.15% | 78.93% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 63.4% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 70.2% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 71.8% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.07% | 73.27% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.76% | 73.87% | 86.09% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 63.9% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 69.2% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.66% | 68.95% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.34% | 64.88% | 77.97% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 71.2% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 70.1% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.67% | 74.44% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.66% | 71.78% | 84.37% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.77% | 60.12% | 73.46% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.79% | 72.52% | 84.87% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.79% | 51.47% | 69.84% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Mcelwain Elementary School-Magnet was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.